Terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communications methods and systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9634914-B2
Application number	US-201314369489-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2013
Priority date	Apr 20, 2012
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

Terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communications methods and systems are provided. A system may comprise at least two monitoring nodes. A monitoring node may include a terahertz transceiver for transmitting and receiving monitoring data and connection request information. A monitoring node may be connected to a control module for use in controlling the monitoring node. A monitoring node may be connected to a terahertz transceiver. The system may provide increased transmission capacity, improved directionality of wireless communications, and peer communications between monitoring nodes.

First claim

We claim:

1. A terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method, comprising the following steps:
acquiring, by at least two monitoring nodes, respective monitoring data, wherein each monitoring node includes a unique self address and a terahertz transceiver for transmitting and receiving terahertz signals;
wherein the unique self address is acquired by full address scanning a specific subnet until an unresponsive address is encountered;
transmitting, by a first monitoring node, a connection request directly to at least one other monitoring node by broadcasting using terahertz signals, without going through a third device;
answering, by the at least one other monitoring node, after receiving the connection request and establishing a connection with the first monitoring node, the connection request;
transmitting, by the at least one other monitoring node, respective monitoring data to the first monitoring node by broadcasting; and
displaying, using a display device of the first monitoring node, the respective monitoring data transmitted by the at least one other monitoring node wherein the terahertz transceiver of each monitoring node is configured to transmit and receive monitoring data of another monitoring node of the at least two monitoring nodes.

2. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the connection request comprises the self address of the at least one other monitoring node.

3. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 1 , wherein transmitting the respective monitoring data comprises:
processing, by the at least one other monitoring node, the respective monitoring data into a data packet suitable for terahertz signal transmission and transmitting the data packet to the first monitoring node.

4. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 3 , wherein displaying the respective monitoring data further comprises:
processing, by the first monitoring node, the data packet into monitoring data suitable for displaying after receiving the data packet; and
displaying by the display device of the first monitoring node, the respective monitoring data transmitted by the at least one other monitoring node.

5. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the respective monitoring data comprises audio data.

6. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the respective monitoring data comprises video data.

7. A terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method, comprising the following steps:
acquiring, by at least two monitoring nodes each with a video capturing device to acquire respective monitoring data, wherein each monitoring node is provided with a terahertz transceiver for transmitting and receiving terahertz signals;
wherein each of the at least two monitoring nodes acquires a unique self address by full address scanning a specific subnet until an unresponsive address is encountered;
transmitting, by a first monitoring node, a connection request directly to at least one other monitoring node using terahertz signals without going through a third device;
answering, by the at least one other monitoring node, after receiving the connection request and establishing a connection with the monitoring node;
transmitting, by the at least one other monitoring node, respective monitoring data to the first monitoring node; and
receiving, by the first monitoring node, the respective monitoring data transmitted by the at least one other monitoring node,
wherein the at least two monitoring nodes comprise independent wireless communication and are mutually connected to one another.

8. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 7 , wherein a content of the connection request comprises the self address of the at least one other monitoring node.

9. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 7 , wherein transmitting the respective monitoring data comprises:
processing, by the at least one other monitoring node, the respective monitoring data into a data packet suitable for terahertz signal transmission and transmitting the data packet to the first monitoring node.

10. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 9 , wherein receiving the respective monitoring data further comprises:
processing, by the first monitoring node, the data packet into monitoring data suitable for displaying after receiving the data packet; and
displaying, by a display device of the first monitoring node, the monitoring data.

11. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 7 , wherein the monitoring data comprises audio data.

12. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 7 , wherein the monitoring data comprises video data.

13. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication method according to claim 7 , wherein receiving the respective monitoring data further comprises:
displaying, by a display device of the first monitoring node, the respective monitoring data.

14. A terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication system, comprising:
at least two monitoring nodes for use in acquiring respective monitoring data, wherein each monitoring node includes a terahertz transceiver for transmitting and receiving monitoring data and connection request information directly to other monitoring nodes without going through a third device;
wherein each of the at least two monitoring nodes acquires a unique self address by full address scanning a specific subnet until an unresponsive address is encountered; and
a control module connected directly to the at least two monitoring nodes without going through the third device for controlling the at least two monitoring nodes and the terahertz transceivers, wherein the terahertz transceiver of each of the at least two monitoring nodes is configured to transmit and receive monitoring data of another monitoring node of the at least two monitoring nodes.

15. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication system according to claim 14 , wherein a control module is connected to each monitoring node and the respective terahertz transceiver.

16. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication system according to claim 14 , wherein each monitoring node is correspondingly connected to one control module for use in controlling the respective monitoring node and the respective terahertz transceiver.

17. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication system according to claim 14 , wherein at least one monitoring node comprises a video capturing device connected to the control module.

18. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication system according to claim 14 , wherein at least one monitoring node comprises an audio capturing device connected to the control module.

19. The terahertz wireless communications-based peer-to-peer communication system according to claim 14 , wherein at least one monitoring node comprises a display device for use in displaying the monitoring data.

Assignees

• Huizhou Tcl Mobile Communication Co Ltd
• Huizhou Tcl Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Kailong
• Li Xianglai
• Ge Qi

Classifications

• H04B17/23 Primary

  Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms, audible means · CPC title

• H04N7/148

  Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN · CPC title

• H04L43/045 Primary

  for graphical visualisation of monitoring data · CPC title

• H04N7/141

  between two video terminals, e.g. videophone (telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085) · CPC title

• H04N7/20

  Adaptations for transmission via a GHz frequency band, e.g. via satellite · CPC title